Senior Privacy Counsel - Cybersecurity & Trust

Legal | London, United Kingdom



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Your Future Team

We are looking for a highly skilled and internationallyexperienced Privacy attorney to join Atlassian's Privacy team as Senior Privacy Counsel - Cybersecurity & Trust, reporting to the Director of Privacy - Cybersecurity & Trust. You'll join our Cybersecurity & Trust vertical, a global team comprised of experienced privacy professionals with a background in incident management, contract negotiation, and privacy compliance.

• Incident Response: Partner with business teams to investigate and manage legal obligations arising during incidents. You'll offer compliant business-focused solutions, balancing risk and Atlassian's values.
• Cybersecurity and eSafety advice: Provide expert advice to Security and Product Abuse teams regarding the implementation of controls to mitigate security risks and uphold compliance with applicable laws.
• Go to Market (GTM) support: Provide expert privacy counsel to GTM teams throughout the customer lifecycle, including pre-sales content development, compliance with global privacy laws, customer migrations to Cloud and support for strategic and novel privacy negotiations.
• Customer engagement: Engage directly with customers to address specific privacy needs and expectations unique to the EMEA region, adapting guidance to reflect local business practices and cultural nuances.
• Regulatory compliance: Track and advise on impact of and requirements from emerging global privacy laws and regulations, and help prepare practical responses to new requirements.
• Cross-functional engagement: Collaborate closely with Governance, Risk & Compliance on industry leading certifications, support audit cycles, and the creation of privacy policies and standards.

• 5 + years of experience practicing law, with experience providing legal advice during incidents, deal negotiation and compliance advice.
• Necessary qualifications to practice law in your local jurisdiction.
• Knowledge of applicable privacy laws and regulations (e.g. GDPR, CCPA) and industry frameworks (ISO 27701 and SOC2)
• CIPP certifications valued but not required
• Experience distilling complex legal and technical concepts into clear language, and communicating with senior leaders.
• Demonstrated growth mindset and the ability to succeed in a dynamic and remote-friendly workplace spread across the globe